Tea Party Bobblehead Doll (Royal)

The Boston Tea Party was a direct action by colonists in Boston, against the British government and the monopolistic East India Company that controlled all the tea coming into the colonies. On December 16, 1773, a group of colonists boarded the ships and destroyed a shipment of tea by throwing it into Boston Harbor. The incident remains an iconic event of American history, and other political protests often refer to it.